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Tempers flared this morning at a court appearance for Jason Ruiz, the guy involved in a Warehouse District incident earlier this year after which he claimed the officer was racist.

Ruiz apologized to the officer involved during the proceedings, but it was afterward when things got interesting.

Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Stephen Loomis cornered Councilman Jeff Johnson (Ward 8) and began arguing with him, insisting that Johnson owed the officer an apology as well for fanning the racial flames.